2 Samuel 15:19
Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile.
Context
This verse from 2 Samuel Chapter 15 connects to 3 cross-references. Absalom cultivates popularity by positioning himself at the city gate and winning over those with grievances; after four years he requests permission to go to Hebron for a vow. At Hebron he launches a rebellion; the support grows throughout Israel. …
Other Translations
Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king: for thou art a foreigner, and also an exile; return to thine own place.
And the king saith unto Ittai the Gittite, `Why dost thou go--thou also--with us? turn back--and abide with the king, for thou <FI>art<Fi> a stranger, and also an exile thou--to thy place.
Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, Why are you coming with us? go back and keep with the king: for you are a man of another country, you are far from the land of your birth.
Cross References
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in …
Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; …
And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under …